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Cacomantis flabelliformis (Latham, 1802)
Cuculidae

Cacomantis flabelliformis (Latham, 1802)

Cacomantis flabelliformis (Latham, 1802)

Cacomantis flabelliformis, the fan-tailed cuckoo, is a medium-sized Australian cuckoo found in a range of forest and cultivated habitats.

Cacomantis merulinus (Scopoli, 1786)
Cuculidae

Cacomantis merulinus (Scopoli, 1786)

Cacomantis merulinus (Scopoli, 1786)

Cacomantis merulinus, the plaintive cuckoo, is a small brood parasitic cuckoo with four recognized subspecies across Asia.

Cacomantis passerinus (Vahl, 1797)
Cuculidae

Cacomantis passerinus (Vahl, 1797)

Cacomantis passerinus (Vahl, 1797)

Cacomantis passerinus, the grey-bellied cuckoo, is a small brood-parasitic cuckoo native to tropical southern Asia.

Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis (S.Muller, 1843)
Cuculidae

Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis (S.Muller, 1843)

Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis (S.Muller, 1843)

This is a description of the Sahul brush cuckoo, covering its appearance, distribution, habitat, and brood parasitic ecology.

Eudynamys orientalis (Latham, 1801)
Cuculidae

Eudynamys orientalis (Latham, 1801)

Eudynamys orientalis (Latham, 1801)

Eudynamys orientalis, the Pacific Koel, is a sexually dimorphic cuckoo found across parts of Wallacea, Melanesia and Australia.

Eudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cuculidae

Eudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Eudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Eudynamys scolopaceus, the Asian koel, is a large parasitic cuckoo native to South and Southeast Asia, with distinctive sex-specific plumage.

Cuculus saturatus Blyth, 1843
Cuculidae

Cuculus saturatus Blyth, 1843

Cuculus saturatus Blyth, 1843

Cuculus saturatus, the Himalayan cuckoo, is a brood parasitic cuculid bird that breeds across central-east Asia and winters in southeast Asia and Australia.

Cuculus poliocephalus Latham, 1790
Cuculidae

Cuculus poliocephalus Latham, 1790

Cuculus poliocephalus Latham, 1790

Cuculus poliocephalus, the lesser cuckoo, is a Cuculidae species native to East Asia and the Himalayas, wintering in East Africa and Sri Lanka.

Cuculus solitarius Stephens, 1815
Cuculidae

Cuculus solitarius Stephens, 1815

Cuculus solitarius Stephens, 1815

The red-chested cuckoo is a medium-sized cuckoo found across much of Africa that prefers woodland habitats and is usually solitary.

Cuculus micropterus Gould, 1838
Cuculidae

Cuculus micropterus Gould, 1838

Cuculus micropterus Gould, 1838

Cuculus micropterus is a medium-sized brood-parasitic cuckoo found across Asia that inhabits forests and scrub.

Cuculus canorus Linnaeus, 1758
Cuculidae

Cuculus canorus Linnaeus, 1758

Cuculus canorus Linnaeus, 1758

Cuculus canorus Linnaeus 1758, the common cuckoo, is a brood parasitic migratory bird found across Eurasia and Africa.

Cuculus clamosus Latham, 1802
Cuculidae

Cuculus clamosus Latham, 1802

Cuculus clamosus Latham, 1802

Cuculus clamosus, the black cuckoo, is a medium-sized brood parasitic cuckoo found across sub-Saharan Africa.

Cuculus gularis Stephens, 1815
Cuculidae

Cuculus gularis Stephens, 1815

Cuculus gularis Stephens, 1815

Cuculus gularis, the African cuckoo, is a medium-sized brood parasitic cuckoo found across much of sub-Saharan Africa.

Cuculus optatus Gould, 1845
Cuculidae

Cuculus optatus Gould, 1845

Cuculus optatus Gould, 1845

Cuculus optatus, the Oriental cuckoo, is a brood parasitic cuckoo that breeds across northern Eurasia and winters in the Australasian region.

Surniculus lugubris (Horsfield, 1821)
Cuculidae

Surniculus lugubris (Horsfield, 1821)

Surniculus lugubris (Horsfield, 1821)

Surniculus lugubris, the square-tailed drongo-cuckoo, is a brood parasitic cuckoo species split from the former Asian drongo-cuckoo.

Surniculus lugubris dicruroides (Hodgson, 1839)
Cuculidae

Surniculus lugubris dicruroides (Hodgson, 1839)

Surniculus lugubris dicruroides (Hodgson, 1839)

Square-tailed drongo-cuckoo is a brood parasitic bird identified by distinct physical features, split from fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo.

Scythrops novaehollandiae Latham, 1790
Cuculidae

Scythrops novaehollandiae Latham, 1790

Scythrops novaehollandiae Latham, 1790

Scythrops novaehollandiae, the channel-billed cuckoo, is the world's largest cuckoo found across Australia, New Guinea and eastern Indonesia.

Coccyzus erythropthalmus (A.Wilson, 1811)
Cuculidae

Coccyzus erythropthalmus (A.Wilson, 1811)

Coccyzus erythropthalmus (A.Wilson, 1811)

The black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) is a North American migratory cuckoo with specific appearance, habitat, and breeding traits.

Coccyzus minor (Gmelin, 1788)
Cuculidae

Coccyzus minor (Gmelin, 1788)

Coccyzus minor (Gmelin, 1788)

The mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) is the largest North American Coccyzus cuckoo, found in mangrove habitats across the Americas.

Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cuculidae

Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Coccyzus americanus is a North American breeding cuckoo that feeds mainly on insects and migrates to South America.

Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817
Cuculidae

Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817

Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817

Coccyzus melacoryphus, the dark-billed cuckoo, is a South American cuckoo with detailed plumage traits and a wide habitat range.

Saurothera longirostris (Hermann, 1783)
Cuculidae

Saurothera longirostris (Hermann, 1783)

Saurothera longirostris (Hermann, 1783)

The Hispaniolan lizard cuckoo Saurothera longirostris is a cuckoo with two subspecies endemic to Hispaniola and nearby Caribbean islands.

Saurothera merlini Orbigny, 1839
Cuculidae

Saurothera merlini Orbigny, 1839

Saurothera merlini Orbigny, 1839

The great lizard cuckoo is the largest Coccyzus cuckoo, with described subspecies that have distinct ranges across the Bahamas and Cuba.

Saurothera vieilloti Bonaparte, 1850
Cuculidae

Saurothera vieilloti Bonaparte, 1850

Saurothera vieilloti Bonaparte, 1850

Saurothera vieilloti, the Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo, is a bird found mostly in Puerto Rico with varied forested habitats.

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